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Division A. Monitor Plan to ensure Planning and Zoning Emergency Continuous schedules met. Services Department Management Division B. Develop tracking system to Planning and Zoning Emergency Continuous evaluate progress and revise mitigation Services Department Management activities as necessary. Division C. Track benefits in flood loss Emergency Planning and Continuous reduction. Management Zoning Services Division Department XVIII. Produce annual progress report Planning and Zoning Emergency Annual on how plan is being implemented - Services Department Management send with annual CRS re-certification. Division 5. Amendments to the Hazard Mitigation Plan (a) Periodic evaluation and revision of the Hazard Mitigation Plan will help ensure that local mitigation efforts include the latest and most effective mitigation techniques. Periodic revisions may also be necessary to keep the Cabarrus County plan in compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations. Additional development, imPlementation of mitigation efforts, development of new mitigation processes, and changes in federal and state statutes and regulations may all affect the local hazard mitigation plan. (b) In the context of a Federal disaster declaration, state and local governments are allowed to update or expand an existing plan to reflect circumstances arising out of the disaster. An updated plan in this circumstance might include a re-evaluation of the hazards and the jurisdiction's exposure to them, a re-assessment of existing mitigation capabilities, and new or additional mitigation recommendations. (c) Initiation of Amendments (1) Any person or organization, including the Planning and Zoning Services and Public Safety Services Departments, may petition the Board of Commissioners to amend the Hazard Mitigation Plan. The petition shall be filed with the Planning and Zoning Services Department and shall include a description of the proposed text or map amendment, along with an explanation oft he changing circumstances that necessitate consideration of the amendment. (2) Upon initiation of a text or map amendment, the Planning and Zoning Services Department shall forward the proposed amendment to all interested parties, including, but not limited to, all affected County departments, and other interested agencies such as the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and the Natural Resource Conservation Service for a 30-day review and comment period. At the end of the comment period, the propOsed amendment shall be forwarded along with all review comments to the Planning Board for its consideration. If no comments are received fi:om the reviewing department or agency within the specified review period, such shall be noted in the Planning and Zoning Services Department's recommendation to the Planning Board. Draft Basic Plan v.3.1 [~-' ~ 13 . 1 July 2002